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Historical and cultural Pride events in Boston

The Boston Public Library has over thirty Pride-related events happening this month across the Central Library in Copley Square and the various neighborhood branches, ranging from Special Collections curations of LGBTQ+ items, to small-scale craft activities for children; peruse the full calendar.

At the Museum of Fine Arts on June 9th, a series of informal Spotlight Talks held in the galleries will highlight several of the museum’s current queer-inflected exhibitions. The following week, on June 16th, 17th, and 18th, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform “Whitney & Friends,” inspired by the music of Whitney Houston and fellow divas Maria Carey, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys.

Throughout the month of June, swing through City Hall Plaza to see Portraits of Pride, a photography installation depicting numerous public servants, entrepreneurs, legal luminaries, and activists, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, Meet Boston, and private members club The ‘Quin House. And whether you’re a local or a visitor in town this month, consider doing a “Boston’s LGBTQ Past” walking tour with Boston By Foot, which traces the city’s queer history from the 1840’s through today.Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

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